Written question asked by Jeremy Browne (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 10 April 2014, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 28 April 2014. It was answered by Edward Timpson (Conservative) on Wednesday, 30 April 2014 on behalf of the Department for Education.
Children: Social Services
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many children have been removed from their parents by social services in each of the last five years.
- Answer
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The following table shows the number of children who were taken into care in each of the last five years. Children who were taken into care were children who started to be looked after under a care order, police protection, emergency protection order or child assessment order.
Children who were taken into care during the years ending 31 March
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
Number of children taken into care
8,180
9,580
9,560
10,140
11,100
The information provided in the table is also published in table C2 of the statistical release, which is available online:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 196237; 579 c705W
- Session
- 2013-14
- Subjects
- Children Social services
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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